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Where does “bistochastic” come from?

bistochastic (English) comes from English bi-, from Ancient Greek βίος, from Ancient Greek Γένεσις, from Proto-Hellenic génetis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁tis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

bistochastic (English): doubly stochastic

Definitions

  1. doubly stochastic

Ancestry of “bistochastic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbi-API; two, paired, both; half
2Ancient Greekβίοςlife
3Ancient GreekΓένεσις—
4Proto-Hellenicgénetisorigin, source
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁tisbirth, production
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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